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FCC Announces Exercise of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)

By |2024-05-28T15:49:59-05:00May 28th, 2024|Legal News|

The FCC released a Public Notice today announcing a June 10-12 exercise of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS).  Communications providers, including broadcast, wireless, satellite, broadband, and wireline providers, interested in participating must register by June 3.    DIRS is the FCC online system through which providers report information on the operational status of communications assets...… Continue Reading

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June Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – EEO Public File Reports, Rulemaking Comments, Political Deadlines, and More

By |2024-05-28T11:11:41-05:00May 28th, 2024|Legal News|

Though school is out for many, the FCC does not take a summer recess.  Instead, regulation continues.  In addition to the regular EEO Annual Public Inspection File Report deadline for broadcasters in a number of states, there are several comment deadlines in June on issues that directly impact broadcasters – as well as the FCC’s... Continue Reading…

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The FCC and Congress Advance Proposals to Regulate Artificial Intelligence in Political Advertising

By |2024-05-23T22:37:25-05:00May 23rd, 2024|Legal News|

We’ve written several times (see for instance our articles here, here, and here) about all of the action in state legislatures to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in political advertising – with approximately 17 states now having adopted laws or rules, most requiring the labeling of “deep fakes” in such ads, and a few... Continue Reading…

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Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming

By |2024-05-20T12:43:42-05:00May 20th, 2024|Legal News|

June 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their Public Inspection File and post the report on their station website. Under the FCC’s EEO […]

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Broadcasters and Other Media Employers Must Navigate the New 2024 Overtime Requirements

By |2024-05-14T15:46:01-05:00May 14th, 2024|Legal News|

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published final regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) that ultimately raise the minimum salary necessary to be exempt from federal overtime rules by 65%. These changes affect all businesses subject to the FLSA, but broadcasters and other media employers may particularly feel the impact […]

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 6, 2024 to May 10, 2024

By |2024-05-12T07:32:19-05:00May 12th, 2024|Legal News|

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On our Broadcast Law Blog, we discussed why broadcasters should remain cautious about accepting marijuana advertising despite the Attorney General’s... Continue Reading…

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